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Goal 1. Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger

Goal 2. Achieve universal primary education

Goal 3. Promote gender equality and empower women

Goal 4. Reduce child mortality

Goal 5. Improve maternal health

Goal 6. Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases

Goal 7. Ensure environmental sustainability

Goal 8. Develop a global partnership for development

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Population below $1 (PPP) per day, percentage Last updated: 14 Jul 2009
		51.1^53,54,58						39.1^53,55,59								30.0^53,56,57

Population below national poverty line, total, percentage Last updated: 14 Jul 2009
		50.0⁵⁴							39.5							28.5⁵⁶

Population below national poverty line, urban, percentage Last updated: 14 Jul 2009
									19.4							10.8⁵⁶

Population below national poverty line, rural, percentage Last updated: 14 Jul 2009
									49.6							39.2⁵⁶

Purchasing power parities (PPP) conversion factor, local currency unit to international dollar Last updated: 14 Jul 2009
0.027	0.031	0.033	0.040	0.049	0.076	0.108	0.135	0.152	0.167	0.203	0.262	0.296	0.366	0.402	0.448	0.481	0.518

Poverty gap ratio at $1 a day (PPP), percentage Last updated: 14 Jul 2009
		18.3^53,54,58						14.4^53,55,59								10.5^53,56,57

Poorest quintile's share in national income or consumption, percentage Last updated: 14 Jul 2009
		6.7^54,58,60						5.6^55,59,60								5.2^56,57,60

Growth rate of GDP per person employed, percentage Last updated: 14 Jul 2009
		-1.20	4.00	0.80	2.00	-0.30	1.80	-0.50	2.90	2.00	1.30	1.90	2.60	3.00	3.30	3.90	3.30	3.80

Employment-to-population ratio, both sexes, percentage Last updated: 14 Jul 2009
	68.6	69.8	68.2	67.6	66.8	67.9	67.4	68.7	67.6	66.6	66.4	66.1	65.8	65.5	65.3	65.0	65.1

Employment-to-population ratio, men, percentage Last updated: 14 Jul 2009
	70.2	71.2	69.6	69.0	68.0	69.5	68.9	70.6	69.4	68.6	68.2	67.7	67.2	66.6	66.1	65.6	66.1

Employment-to-population ratio, women, percentage Last updated: 14 Jul 2009
	67.1	68.5	66.7	66.2	65.6	66.2	65.8	66.8	65.7	64.6	64.5	64.5	64.4	64.4	64.4	64.5	64.1

Proportion of employed people living below $1 (PPP) per day, percentage Last updated: 14 Jul 2009
		51.1						39.1							30.0

Children under 5 moderately or severely underweight, percentage Last updated: 14 Jul 2009
			27.4^26,27,28					24.9^25,29					22.1^25,30			17.7^25,31

Children under 5 severely underweight, percentage Last updated: 14 Jul 2009
			8.0^26,27,32					5.2^25,33					4.7^25,30			3.2^25,31

Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, both sexes Last updated: 14 Jul 2009
		17.1^7,8,11,67							15.9^7,8,11,67	16.6^9,11,67

Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, women Last updated: 14 Jul 2009
		18.9^7,8,11,67							19.4^7,8,11,67	16.7^9,11,67

Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, men Last updated: 14 Jul 2009
		14.8^7,8,11,67							12.7^7,8,11,67	16.4^9,11,67

Ratio of youth unemployment rate to adult unemployment rate, both sexes Last updated: 14 Jul 2009
		10.6^7,8,11,67							2.0^7,8,11,67	1.9^9,11,67

Ratio of youth unemployment rate to adult unemployment rate, women Last updated: 14 Jul 2009
		9.0^7,8,11,67							2.4^7,8,11,67	1.9^9,11,67

Ratio of youth unemployment rate to adult unemployment rate, men Last updated: 14 Jul 2009
		14.0^7,8,11,67							1.6^7,8,11,67	2.0^9,11,67

Share of youth unemployed to total unemployed, both sexes Last updated: 14 Jul 2009
		72.4^7,8,11,67							41.4^7,8,11,67	36.1^9,11,67

Share of youth unemployed to total unemployed, women Last updated: 14 Jul 2009
		70.0^7,8,11,67							42.4^7,8,11,67	36.5^9,11,67

Share of youth unemployed to total unemployed, men Last updated: 14 Jul 2009
		76.8^7,8,11,67							40.2^7,8,11,67	35.7^9,11,67

Share of youth unemployed to youth population, both sexes Last updated: 14 Jul 2009
		8.0^7,8,11,67							10.8^7,8,11,67	8.9^9,11,67

Share of youth unemployed to youth population, women Last updated: 14 Jul 2009
		10.0^7,8,11,67							12.7^7,8,11,67	9.1^9,11,67

Share of youth unemployed to youth population, men Last updated: 14 Jul 2009
		6.0^7,8,11,67							9.0^7,8,11,67	8.7^9,11,67

Population undernourished, percentage Last updated: 14 Jul 2009
	34.0⁷⁴					16.0⁷⁵								9.0⁷⁶

Population undernourished, number of people Last updated: 14 Jul 2009
	5⁷⁴					3⁷⁵								2⁷⁶

Total net enrolment ratio in primary education, both sexes Last updated: 14 Jul 2009
	53.5								57.4	60.9	56.1	58.9	61.7	57.8	64.7	64.5	71.9

Total net enrolment ratio in primary education, boys Last updated: 14 Jul 2009
									58.5	61.8	56.6	59.2	61.7	57.6	65.0	64.2	72.9

Total net enrolment ratio in primary education, girls Last updated: 14 Jul 2009
									56.2	59.9	55.6	58.6	61.7	58.0	64.4	64.9	70.9

Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 who reach last grade of primary, both sexes Last updated: 14 Jul 2009
										59.4		60.0					83.4

Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 who reach last grade of primary, boys Last updated: 14 Jul 2009
										60.7		55.3

Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 who reach last grade of primary, girls Last updated: 14 Jul 2009
										58.0		65.3

Primary completion rate, both sexes Last updated: 14 Jul 2009
	61.2								62.8		62.5		65.2	64.5	70.7

Primary completion rate, boys Last updated: 14 Jul 2009
	68.7								66.9		65.8		64.4		73.4

Primary completion rate, girls Last updated: 14 Jul 2009
	53.5								58.5		59.0		66.1		67.8

Literacy rates of 15-24 years old, both sexes, percentage Last updated: 14 Jul 2009
										70.7³							77.8⁴

Literacy rates of 15-24 years old, men, percentage Last updated: 14 Jul 2009
										75.9³							79.7⁴

Literacy rates of 15-24 years old, women, percentage Last updated: 14 Jul 2009
										65.5³							75.8⁴

Women to men parity index, as ratio of literacy rates, 15-24 years old Last updated: 14 Jul 2009
										0.86³							0.95⁴

Gender Parity Index in primary level enrolment Last updated: 14 Jul 2009
	0.85								0.92	0.93	0.94	0.94	0.98	0.94	0.96	0.99	0.99

Gender Parity Index in secondary level enrolment Last updated: 14 Jul 2009
	0.65								0.80	0.81	0.84	0.85	0.85	0.83	0.85	0.85	0.88

Gender Parity Index in tertiary level enrolment Last updated: 14 Jul 2009
	0.30									0.34	0.41	0.40	0.48	0.48	0.56	0.53	0.54

Share of women in wage employment in the non-agricultural sector Last updated: 14 Jul 2009
										31.7^65,66

Seats held by women in national parliament, percentage Last updated: 14 Jul 2009
								9.0	9.0	9.0		9.0	9.0	9.0	10.9	10.9	10.9	10.9	7.9

Total number of seats in national parliament Last updated: 14 Jul 2009
							200	200	200	200	200	200	200	200	230	230	230	230	228

Seats held by men in national parliament Last updated: 14 Jul 2009
								182	182	182		182	182	182	205	205	205	205	210

Seats held by women in national parliament Last updated: 14 Jul 2009
								18	18	18		18	18	18	25	25	25	25	18

Children under five mortality rate per 1,000 live births Last updated: 14 Jul 2009
120					111					112					114		115

Infant mortality rate (0-1 year) per 1,000 live births Last updated: 14 Jul 2009
76					71					71					73		73

Children 1 year old immunized against measles, percentage Last updated: 14 Jul 2009
61	63	64	66	68	70	71	73	73	73	84	81	83	80	83	83	85	95

Maternal mortality ratio per 100,000 live births Last updated: 14 Jul 2008
															560³⁵

Births attended by skilled health personnel, percentage Last updated: 14 Jul 2009
			43.8³⁶					44.3³⁷					47.1³⁸			49.7³⁹

Current contraceptive use among married women 15-49 years old, any method, percentage Last updated: 14 Jul 2009
			20.3⁶⁸						22.0^5,10,68				25.2^10,68			16.7^10,69		23.5⁶⁸

Current contraceptive use among married women 15-49 years old, modern methods, percentage Last updated: 14 Jul 2009
			10.1⁶⁸						12.8^5,10,68				18.4^10,68			13.6^10,69		16.6⁶⁸

Current contraceptive use among married women 15-49 years old, condom, percentage Last updated: 14 Jul 2009
			2.2⁶⁸						2.7^5,10,68				3.1^10,68			1.5^10,69		2.4⁶⁸

Adolescent birth rate, per 1,000 women Last updated: 14 Jul 2009
	119.0⁷¹					90.0⁷²				56.1⁷⁰	74.0⁷³

Antenatal care coverage, at least one visit, percentage Last updated: 14 Jul 2009
			85.7⁴⁰					87.5⁴¹					91.9⁴²			92.2³⁹

Antenatal care coverage, at least four visits, percentage Last updated: 14 Jul 2009
													69.4⁴³

Unmet need for family planning, total, percentage Last updated: 14 Jul 2009
			38.6⁶⁸						33.5^5,68				34.0⁶⁸

Unmet need for family planning, spacing, percentage Last updated: 14 Jul 2009
			25.3⁶⁸						21.7^5,68				21.7⁶⁸

Unmet need for family planning, limiting, percentage Last updated: 14 Jul 2009
			13.3⁶⁸						11.8^5,68				12.3⁶⁸

People living with HIV, 15-49 years old, percentage Last updated: 30 Jul 2008
											2.30						1.90

HIV prevalence rate, women 15-49 years old, in national based surveys Last updated: 30 Jul 2008
													2.7

HIV prevalence rate, men 15-49 years old, in national based surveys Last updated: 30 Jul 2008
													1.5

AIDS deaths Last updated: 30 Jul 2008
											15000						21000

Condom use at last high-risk sex, 15-24 years old, women, percentage Last updated: 14 Jul 2009
													33.0			41.6

Condom use at last high-risk sex, 15-24 years old, men, percentage Last updated: 14 Jul 2009
													52.0			55.7

Condom use to overall contraceptive use among currently married women 15-49 years old, percentage Last updated: 14 Jul 2009
			10.8⁶⁸						12.3^5,10,68				12.3^10,68			9.0^10,69		10.2⁶⁸

Men 15-24 years old with comprehensive correct knowledge of HIV/AIDS, percentage Last updated: 14 Jul 2009
													44			33

Women 15-24 years old with comprehensive correct knowledge of HIV/AIDS, percentage Last updated: 14 Jul 2009
																25

Ratio of school attendance rate of orphans to school attendance rate of non orphans Last updated: 14 Jul 2009
			0.82					0.93²					0.79²			104.00¹²

School attendance rate of orphans aged 10-14 Last updated: 14 Jul 2009
			64.2¹⁴					76.0^12,13					65.1^12,15			88.9¹²

School attendance rate of children aged 10-14 both of whose parents are alive and who live with at least one parent Last updated: 14 Jul 2009
			77.9¹⁷					81.7¹⁶					82.5¹⁵			85.8¹²

AIDS orphans (one or both parents) Last updated: 30 Jul 2008
										31000	45000		81000		120000		160000

Antiretroviral therapy coverage among people with advanced HIV infection, percentage Last updated: 14 Jul 2008
																12	15

Children under 5 sleeping under insecticide-treated bed nets, percentage Last updated: 09 Sep 2009
													3.5¹⁹			21.8²⁰		28.2⁸⁰

Children under 5 with fever being treated with anti-malarial drugs, percentage Last updated: 09 Sep 2009
								60.7¹⁸					62.8¹⁹			60.8²⁰		43.0⁸⁰

Tuberculosis incidence rate per year per 100,000 population Last updated: 14 Jul 2009
222.8	221.6	220.4	219.2	218.0	216.8	215.6	214.4	213.2	212.0	210.9	209.7	208.5	207.4	206.3	205.1	204.0	202.9

Tuberculosis prevalence rate per 100,000 population Last updated: 14 Jul 2009
532.6	518.8	501.8	480.0	455.2	432.3	425.9	387.6	384.0	381.6	368.1	358.2	359.3	358.3	358.8	357.0	354.9	353.2

Tuberculosis death rate per year per 100,000 population Last updated: 14 Jul 2009
59.3	58.5	58.1	58.6	59.4	60.1	61.8	57.5	57.5	57.4	55.2	53.6	53.5	53.2	53.1	52.6	52.0	51.7

Tuberculosis detection rate under DOTS, percentage Last updated: 14 Jul 2009
					15.6	14.1	32.0	32.5	31.0	38.3	41.2	40.6	39.8	36.8	37.4	38.2	35.9

Tuberculosis treatment success rate under DOTS, percentage Last updated: 14 Jul 2009
					53.7	50.9	48.3	59.1	55.0	50.1	56.0	60.0	65.9	71.7	72.6	76.4

Proportion of land area covered by forest, percentage Last updated: 23 Jun 2006
32.7										26.8					24.2

Carbon dioxide emissions (CO2), thousand metric tons of CO2 (CDIAC) Last updated: 14 Jul 2009
3931	4044	4096	4664	5071	5427	5757	6395	6409	6560	6299	6919	7414	7594	6703	7473	9240

Carbon dioxide emissions (CO2), metric tons of CO2 per capita (CDIAC) Last updated: 14 Jul 2009
0.2523	0.2523	0.2484	0.2750	0.2910	0.3034	0.3139	0.3403	0.3332	0.3332	0.3127	0.3356	0.3515	0.3520	0.3039	0.3316	0.4016

Carbon dioxide emissions (CO2), kg CO2 per $1 GDP (PPP) (CDIAC) Last updated: 14 Jul 2009
0.2929	0.2863	0.2791	0.3031	0.3190	0.3279	0.3325	0.3545	0.3394	0.3327	0.3081	0.3254	0.3337	0.3249	0.2715	0.2859	0.3322

Energy use (kg oil equivalent) per $1,000 GDP (Constant 2005 PPP $) Last updated: 14 Jul 2009
398	390	389	389	392	395	390	393	395	393	386	385	378	364	342	340	342

Consumption of all Ozone-Depleting Substances in ODP metric tons Last updated: 14 Jul 2009
114.7	107.2	78.2	28.2	46.7	48.6	15.7	51.5	55.1	54.7	56.7	41.1	24.0	37.7	47.5	25.2	34.2	23.6

Consumption of ozone-depleting CFCs in ODP metric tons Last updated: 14 Jul 2009
106.6	96.6	72.0	24.2	39.3	44.0	14.2	48.7	50.3	46.8	47.0	35.6	21.2	32.0	35.6	17.5	13.1	4.2

Proportion of total water resources used, percentage Last updated: 14 Jul 2009
										1.8³⁴

Population using solid fuels, percentage Last updated: 03 Sep 2009
													88				85.88⁷⁹

Terrestrial and marine areas protected to total territorial area, percentage Last updated: 14 Jul 2009
15.7^51,77,78	15.8^51,77,78	15.8^51,77,78	15.8^51,77,78	15.8^51,77,78	15.8^51,77,78	15.8^51,77,78	15.8^51,77,78	15.8^51,77,78	15.8^51,77,78	15.8^51,77,78	15.8^51,77,78	15.8^51,77,78	15.8^51,77,78	15.8^51,77,78	15.8^51,77,78	15.8^51,77,78	15.8^51,77,78	15.8^51,77,78

Terrestrial and marine areas protected, sq. km. Last updated: 14 Jul 2009
39349^51,77,78	39696^51,77,78	39696^51,77,78	39696^51,77,78	39696^51,77,78	39696^51,77,78	39696^51,77,78	39696^51,77,78	39696^51,77,78	39696^51,77,78	39696^51,77,78	39696^51,77,78	39696^51,77,78	39696^51,77,78	39696^51,77,78	39696^51,77,78	39696^51,77,78	39696^51,77,78	39696^51,77,78

Terrestrial areas protected to total surface area, percentage Last updated: 14 Jul 2009
15.7^51,77,78	15.8^51,77,78	15.8^51,77,78	15.8^51,77,78	15.8^51,77,78	15.8^51,77,78	15.8^51,77,78	15.8^51,77,78	15.8^51,77,78	15.8^51,77,78	15.8^51,77,78	15.8^51,77,78	15.8^51,77,78	15.8^51,77,78	15.8^51,77,78	15.8^51,77,78	15.8^51,77,78	15.8^51,77,78	15.8^51,77,78

Terrestrial areas protected, sq. km. Last updated: 14 Jul 2009
39349^51,77,78	39696^51,77,78	39696^51,77,78	39696^51,77,78	39696^51,77,78	39696^51,77,78	39696^51,77,78	39696^51,77,78	39696^51,77,78	39696^51,77,78	39696^51,77,78	39696^51,77,78	39696^51,77,78	39696^51,77,78	39696^51,77,78	39696^51,77,78	39696^51,77,78	39696^51,77,78	39696^51,77,78

Marine areas protected to territorial waters, percentage Last updated: 14 Jul 2009
0.0^51,77,78	0.0^51,77,78	0.0^51,77,78	0.0^51,77,78	0.0^51,77,78	0.0^51,77,78	0.0^51,77,78	0.0^51,77,78	0.0^51,77,78	0.0^51,77,78	0.0^51,77,78	0.0^51,77,78	0.0^51,77,78	0.0^51,77,78	0.0^51,77,78	0.0^51,77,78	0.0^51,77,78	0.0^51,77,78	0.0^51,77,78

Marine areas protected, sq. km. Last updated: 14 Jul 2009
0^51,77,78	0^51,77,78	0^51,77,78	0^51,77,78	0^51,77,78	0^51,77,78	0^51,77,78	0^51,77,78	0^51,77,78	0^51,77,78	0^51,77,78	0^51,77,78	0^51,77,78	0^51,77,78	0^51,77,78	0^51,77,78	0^51,77,78	0^51,77,78	0^51,77,78

Proportion of the population using improved drinking water sources, total Last updated: 14 Jul 2008
56					64					72						80

Proportion of the population using improved drinking water sources, urban Last updated: 14 Jul 2008
86					87					88						90

Proportion of the population using improved drinking water sources, rural Last updated: 14 Jul 2008
39					49					59						71

Proportion of the population using improved sanitation facilities, total Last updated: 14 Jul 2008
6					7					9						10

Proportion of the population using improved sanitation facilities, urban Last updated: 14 Jul 2008
11					12					14						15

Proportion of the population using improved sanitation facilities, rural Last updated: 14 Jul 2008
3					4					5						6

Slum population as percentage of urban, percentage Last updated: 14 Jul 2008
80.4²²											69.6²²				45.4^21,23,24

Slum population in urban areas Last updated: 14 Jul 2008
4082712²²											4992560²²				4804847^21,24

Total number of countries that have reached their HIPC decision points and number that have reached their HIPC completion points (cumulative) Last updated: 14 Jul 2009
										¹	¹	^45,48	⁴⁸	^44,46	⁴⁶	⁴⁶	⁴⁶	⁴⁶	^47,62

Debt relief committed under HIPC initiative, cumulative million US$ in end-2006 NPV terms Last updated: 14 Jul 2009
																			2910^6,62,63

Debt relief delivered in full under MDRI initiative, cumulative million US$ in end-2006 NPV terms Last updated: 14 Jul 2009
																			2095^62,64

Debt service as percentage of exports of goods and services and net income Last updated: 14 Jul 2009
36.0	24.8	24.8	22.1	22.3	22.0	22.9	27.1	22.1⁶¹	21.1⁶¹	23.8⁶¹	18.7⁶¹	17.0⁶¹	13.3⁶¹	14.3⁶¹	13.5⁶¹	11.6⁶¹	3.1⁶¹

Telephone lines per 100 population Last updated: 14 Jul 2009
0.29	0.29	0.29	0.29	0.29	0.36	0.43	0.57	0.70	0.83	1.07	1.20	1.32⁵⁰	1.37	1.45	1.45	1.58	1.60

Telephone lines Last updated: 14 Jul 2009
44243	46613	47761	48681	50007	63067	77886	105534	133426	160698	212548	244632	275039⁵⁰	291030	313326	321526	356355	376509

Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions per 100 population Last updated: 14 Jul 2009
0.00	0.00		0.01	0.02	0.03	0.07	0.12	0.22	0.36	0.65	1.20	1.86	3.75	7.82	13.00	23.09	32.39

Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions Last updated: 14 Jul 2009
0	0	400	1742	3336	6200	12766	21866	41753	70026	130045	243797	386775	795529	1695000	2874560	5207242	7604053

Internet users per 100 population Last updated: 14 Jul 2009
0.00							0.03	0.03	0.10	0.15	0.20⁵²	0.82	1.18	1.70	1.81	2.70	3.75

Internet users Last updated: 14 Jul 2009
0					60	1000	5000	6000	20000	30000	40000⁵²	170000	250000	368000	401310	609810	880000

Personal computers per 100 population Last updated: 14 Jul 2009
		0.03	0.06	0.09	0.11	0.14	0.16	0.21	0.26	0.30	0.34	0.40	0.45	0.52	0.58⁴⁹

Personal computers Last updated: 14 Jul 2009
728	1500	5000	10000	15000	20000	25000	30000	40000	50000	60000	70000	82000	96000	112000	128000⁴⁹

Footnotes
1	Country still to be considered.
2	Value based on 25-50 cases.
3	Census.
4	UNESCO Institute of Statistics estimates.
5	Years of survey: 1998-1999.
6	Committed debt relief under the assumption of full participation of creditors.
7	Reference period: September of the preceding year to September of the current year
8	Type of survey: Household or labour force survey
9	Type of survey: Population census
10	LAM is included as a traditional method.
11	Age: Youth: 15-24; Adult: 25+
12	Based on small denominators (typically 25-49 unweighted cases).
13	Source: Ghana Demographic and Health Survey, 1998, HIV/AIDS Survey Indicators Database. http://www.measuredhs.com/hivdata/, February 6 2008.
14	Source: Ghana Demographic Health Survey, 1993, HIV/AIDS Survey Indicators Database. http://www.measuredhs.com/hivdata/, February 6 2008.
15	Source: Ghana Demographic Health Survey, 2003, p. 238, HIV/AIDS Survey Indicators Database. http://www.measuredhs.com/hivdata/, February 6 2008.
16	Source: Ghana Demographic and Health Survey, 1998.
17	Source: Ghana Demographic Health Survey, 1993.
18	Source: DHS 1998.
19	Source: DHS 2003.
20	Source: MICS 2006.
21	Source: DHS 1993, 1998, 2003.
22	Source: DHS 1993, 1998.
23	The decrease in the percentage of slum dwellers is mostly due to a change in the definition of adequate sanitation. In 2005, only a proportion of households using pit latrines were considered slum households, whereas in 1990 and 2001 all households using pit latrines were counted as slum households.
24	Trend analysis was used to estimate the percenatage of slum.
25	Age group is 0-59 mos.
26	Age group is 1-35 mos.
27	Figure for this year is reported for a different age group as other figures in the time series. Therefore it may not be comparable.
28	Source: DHS 1993, Final Report, Table 9.5, p. 117.
29	Source: DHS 1998, Final Report, Table 9.5, p.120.
30	Source: DHS 2003, Final Report, Table 10.13, p. 190.
31	Source: MICS 2006, Re-analyzed by UNICEF HQ, April 2007.
32	Source: DHS 1993, Final report, p. 117.
33	Source: DHS 1998, Final report, p.120.
34	Data refers to 1998-2002.
35	Classified under the group of countries with no appropriate maternal mortality data for the period 1995–2005.
36	Source: DHS 1993, Final report, p. 97.
37	Source: DHS 1998, Final report, p. 97.
38	Source: DHS 2003, Final report, Table 9.6, p. 146 and Table 9.5, p. 145.
39	Source: MICS 2006, Reanalyzed by UNICEF HQ, April 2007.
40	Source: DHS 1993, Final report, p. 93.
41	Source: DHS 1998, Final report, p. 92.
42	Source: DHS 2003, Final report, Table 9.1, p. 138.
43	Source: DHS 2003, Final report.
44	Country reached completion point in July 2004.
45	Country reached decision point in February 2002.
46	Country that has reached completion point under the enhanced HIPC Initiative.
47	Country that has reached completion point under the enhanced HIPC Initiative. The HIPC completion point is the date at which the country successfully completes the key structural reforms agreed on at the decision point, including developing and implementing its poverty reduction strategy. The country then receives the bulk of debt relief under the HIPC Initiative without further policy conditions.
48	Country that has reached decision point under the enhanced HIPC Initiative.
49	ITU estimate.
50	NCA.
51	Area km2 (Value) is the area designated in that year as listed in the World Database on Protected Areas and may be generated from spatial (GIS) boundary data as outlined in series Metadata sheet in Treatment of Missing Values.
52	Ghana Telecom estimate.
53	Expenditure base.
54	Data are for 1991-92.
55	Data are for 1998-99.
56	Data are for 2005-06.
57	Estimated from Ghana Living Standard Survey; 2005-06; National coverage.
58	Estimated from Ghana Living Standards Survey 3; 09/1991 - 08/1992; National coverage.
59	Estimated from Ghana Living Standards Survey 4; 04/1998 - 03/1999; National coverage.
60	Refers to expenditure share by percentiles of population, ranked by per capita expenditure.
61	Debt service payments are adjusted to reflect debt relief under HIPC initiative.
62	Status as of March 2009.
63	Total HIPC assistance in end-2007 net present value (NPV) terms.
64	Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative (MDRI) assistance has been delivered in full to all post-completion point countries, shown in end-2007 net present value terms.
65	Source: Population Census.
66	Total paid employment.
67	Coverage: Total
68	Source:DHS
69	Source:MICS
70	Census
71	Survey 1988-1993 DHS
72	Survey 1993-1998 DHS
73	Survey 1998-2003 DHS
74	1990-1992
75	1995-1997
76	2003-2005
77	Includes areas for which year (Date of Establishment/designation) is unavailable
78	Sites are nationally designated. Designated is defined as the authority correspond to national legislation or common practice (e.g. by means of an executive decrees or the alike) officially endorses a document of designation
79	In estimating solid fuel use for a given year, the methods developed and implemented by the WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply and Sanitation (WHO & UNICEF 2006 ) were followed. Solid fuel information is either extrapolated (single year data point), averaged (two or more years that are spaced four or fewer years apart) or a linear regression is performed when solid fuel use information is available for two or more years that are spaced at least five years apart.
80	Source: DHS 2008 Preliminary report.

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Adolescent birth rate, per 1,000 women
Agriculture support estimate for OECD countries as percentage of their GDP
Agriculture support estimate for OECD countries, million US$
AIDS deaths
AIDS orphans (one or both parents)
Antenatal care coverage, at least four visits, percentage
Antenatal care coverage, at least one visit, percentage
Antiretroviral therapy coverage among people with advanced HIV infection, percentage
Average tariffs imposed by developed countries on agricultural products from developing countries
Average tariffs imposed by developed countries on clothings from developing countries
Average tariffs imposed by developed countries on textiles from developing countries
Births attended by skilled health personnel, percentage
Carbon dioxide emissions (CO2), kg CO2 per $1 GDP (PPP) (CDIAC)
Carbon dioxide emissions (CO2), kg CO2 per $1 GDP (PPP) (UNFCCC)
Carbon dioxide emissions (CO2), metric tons of CO2 per capita (CDIAC)
Carbon dioxide emissions (CO2), metric tons of CO2 per capita (UNFCCC)
Carbon dioxide emissions (CO2), thousand metric tons of CO2 (CDIAC)
Carbon dioxide emissions (CO2), thousand metric tons of CO2 (UNFCCC)
Children 1 year old immunized against measles, percentage
Children under 5 moderately or severely underweight, percentage
Children under 5 severely underweight, percentage
Children under 5 sleeping under insecticide-treated bed nets, percentage
Children under 5 with fever being treated with anti-malarial drugs, percentage
Children under five mortality rate per 1,000 live births
Condom use at last high-risk sex, 15-24 years old, men, percentage
Condom use at last high-risk sex, 15-24 years old, women, percentage
Condom use to overall contraceptive use among currently married women 15-49 years old, percentage
Consumption of all Ozone-Depleting Substances in ODP metric tons
Consumption of ozone-depleting CFCs in ODP metric tons
Current contraceptive use among married women 15-49 years old, any method, percentage
Current contraceptive use among married women 15-49 years old, condom, percentage
Current contraceptive use among married women 15-49 years old, modern methods, percentage
Debt relief committed under HIPC initiative, cumulative million US$ in end-2006 NPV terms
Debt relief delivered in full under MDRI initiative, cumulative million US$ in end-2006 NPV terms
Debt service as percentage of exports of goods and services and net income
Developed country imports from developing countries, admitted duty free, percentage
Developed country imports from the LDCs, admitted duty free, percentage
Employment-to-population ratio, both sexes, percentage
Employment-to-population ratio, men, percentage
Employment-to-population ratio, women, percentage
Energy use (kg oil equivalent) per $1,000 GDP (Constant 2005 PPP $)
Gender Parity Index in primary level enrolment
Gender Parity Index in secondary level enrolment
Gender Parity Index in tertiary level enrolment
Growth rate of GDP per person employed, percentage
HIV prevalence rate, men 15-49 years old, in national based surveys
HIV prevalence rate, women 15-49 years old, in national based surveys
Infant mortality rate (0-1 year) per 1,000 live births
Internet users
Internet users per 100 population
Literacy rates of 15-24 years old, both sexes, percentage
Literacy rates of 15-24 years old, men, percentage
Literacy rates of 15-24 years old, women, percentage
Malaria death rate per 100,000 population, ages 0-4
Malaria death rate per 100,000 population, all ages
Marine areas protected to territorial waters, percentage
Marine areas protected, sq. km.
Maternal mortality ratio per 100,000 live births
Men 15-24 years old with comprehensive correct knowledge of HIV/AIDS, percentage
Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions
Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions per 100 population
Net ODA as percentage of OECD/DAC donors GNI
Net ODA to LDCs as percentage of OECD/DAC donors GNI
Net ODA to LDCs, million US$
Net ODA, million US$
Notified cases of malaria per 100,000 population
ODA provided to help build trade capacity, percentage
ODA received in landlocked developing countries as percentage of their GNI
ODA received in landlocked developing countries, million US$
ODA received in small islands developing States as percentage of their GNI
ODA received in small islands developing States, million US$
ODA that is untied, million US$
ODA that is untied, percentage
ODA to basic social services as percentage of sector-allocable ODA
ODA to basic social services, million US$
People living with HIV, 15-49 years old, percentage
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 who reach last grade of primary, both sexes
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 who reach last grade of primary, boys
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 who reach last grade of primary, girls
Personal computers
Personal computers per 100 population
Poorest quintile's share in national income or consumption, percentage
Population below $1 (PPP) per day, percentage
Population below national poverty line, rural, percentage
Population below national poverty line, total, percentage
Population below national poverty line, urban, percentage
Population undernourished, number of people
Population undernourished, percentage
Population using solid fuels, percentage
Population with access to essential drugs, percentage
Poverty gap ratio at $1 a day (PPP), percentage
Primary completion rate, both sexes
Primary completion rate, boys
Primary completion rate, girls
Proportion of employed people living below $1 (PPP) per day, percentage
Proportion of fish stocks within safe biological limits
Proportion of land area covered by forest, percentage
Proportion of own-account and contributing family workers in total employment, both sexes, percentage
Proportion of own-account and contributing family workers in total employment, men, percentage
Proportion of own-account and contributing family workers in total employment, women, percentage
Proportion of species threatened with extinction
Proportion of the population using improved drinking water sources, rural
Proportion of the population using improved drinking water sources, total
Proportion of the population using improved drinking water sources, urban
Proportion of the population using improved sanitation facilities, rural
Proportion of the population using improved sanitation facilities, total
Proportion of the population using improved sanitation facilities, urban
Proportion of total water resources used, percentage
Purchasing power parities (PPP) conversion factor, local currency unit to international dollar
Ratio of school attendance rate of orphans to school attendance rate of non orphans
Ratio of youth unemployment rate to adult unemployment rate, both sexes
Ratio of youth unemployment rate to adult unemployment rate, men
Ratio of youth unemployment rate to adult unemployment rate, women
School attendance rate of children aged 10-14 both of whose parents are alive and who live with at least one parent
School attendance rate of orphans aged 10-14
Seats held by men in national parliament
Seats held by women in national parliament
Seats held by women in national parliament, percentage
Share of women in wage employment in the non-agricultural sector
Share of youth unemployed to total unemployed, both sexes
Share of youth unemployed to total unemployed, men
Share of youth unemployed to total unemployed, women
Share of youth unemployed to youth population, both sexes
Share of youth unemployed to youth population, men
Share of youth unemployed to youth population, women
Slum population as percentage of urban, percentage
Slum population in urban areas
Telephone lines
Telephone lines per 100 population
Terrestrial and marine areas protected to total territorial area, percentage
Terrestrial and marine areas protected, sq. km.
Terrestrial areas protected to total surface area, percentage
Terrestrial areas protected, sq. km.
Total net enrolment ratio in primary education, both sexes
Total net enrolment ratio in primary education, boys
Total net enrolment ratio in primary education, girls
Total number of countries that have reached their HIPC decision points and number that have reached their HIPC completion points (cumulative)
Total number of seats in national parliament
Tuberculosis death rate per year per 100,000 population
Tuberculosis detection rate under DOTS, percentage
Tuberculosis incidence rate per year per 100,000 population
Tuberculosis prevalence rate per 100,000 population
Tuberculosis treatment success rate under DOTS, percentage
Unmet need for family planning, limiting, percentage
Unmet need for family planning, spacing, percentage
Unmet need for family planning, total, percentage
Women 15-24 years old with comprehensive correct knowledge of HIV/AIDS, percentage
Women to men parity index, as ratio of literacy rates, 15-24 years old
Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, both sexes
Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, men
Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, women

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